<<<<Florida actually IS 'the state of catamaran sailing,' isn't it?>>>

It was when I quit in 1975! Now I am back and everyone is gone.

It seems there are boats all over FL but few racing. I'm talking H14, 16, 18, P16, 5.2, etc. These guys don't seem to travel much anymore. The new, high tech F16, F18, I20 people are deeply involved and travel.

I used to drive from Key West to Mt. Dora for a 1 day race. There were beach races all the time with 100 boats. At Miami YC we got 75 cats and sailed in a canal!

We can't go back.

One thing that really jumps out at me is that they lowered the weight on a H16 to 320#. Most older boats are at least 360# so unless you have a new boat you are a loser at the gun. Hobie has always been strict on one-design, but what happened? You still have to have a propriety tramp and comptip, but there is no way to shead 40# without a sawzall.